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Floor Joint Sealing in Restalrig
Floor joint sealing in Restalrig from a team with over 20 years’ experience. Rated 4.9 on Google from 180+ five-star reviews.
- Gaps at thresholds between rooms
- Skirting that has pulled away from the floor
- Cracked grout where a tiled floor needs a movement joint
Floor joint sealing for homes and businesses in Restalrig
Painted skirting can be sealed with a flexible product that can be painted over. For bathrooms and kitchens, silicone is usually the better choice. We are often asked to deal with cracked caulk along skirting in bathrooms and kitchens and open joints around bathroom floor edges, across concrete floor joints, thresholds and wet room & bathroom floors.
Older tenement flats normally have timber floors on joists, so skirting joints open and close through the year. For a flat in Restalrig, a flexible sealant copes with that movement where filler would crack.
The work is guaranteed for twelve months. If there’s a problem with our work within the year, let us know and we’ll sort it.
- Location
- Restalrig (EH7, EH8, EH6)
- Wider area
- Edinburgh
- Cover
- One year on every job
- Price
- Quoted before any work starts
- info@mrmastic.co.uk
- Updated
- 26 October 2026
How the job changes by surface
Commercial floors
Shops, offices, warehouses and units all have floor joints that need sealing. The sealant is chosen for the traffic the floor takes.
Wet room and bathroom floors
Mop water gets into any open joint at the edge of a bathroom floor. A neat silicone joint keeps it out.
Aftercare tips
Aftercare is simple, and it makes a real difference:
- Lift furniture rather than dragging it across joints
- Look at floor joints each spring
- Check the sealant is paintable before decorating
- Keep floor cleaning water to a minimum at the edges
Check the joints after the first winter. If anything has opened, it’s easy to reseal before they spread.
Sealing a gap while it’s small is a quick job. Left alone, they collect dirt and widen over time.
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When something else is needed
We’d rather tell you now than do work that won’t last, so here’s what sealant can’t put right:
- Damaged concrete that needs breaking out and repairing
- Leaks from a failed tanking system
- Loose, hollow or cracked tiles, which need a tiler
If in doubt, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and we will say what we think before booking.
Surfaces we seal
- Wet room & bathroom floors
- Tiled floors
- Skirting boards
- Commercial floors
- Thresholds
- Concrete floor joints
What we are called out for in Restalrig
A floor laid tight to the walls has no room to move. As it expands, the edges lift or crack and joints fail.
Any of these means the joints need attention:
- Grout used at the floor edge instead of sealant
- Cracked caulk along skirting in bathrooms and kitchens
- Tiled floors with no room to move
- Chipped and open joints in warehouse floors
If you look after a church, hall or community building such as Restalrig Parish Church, floor and skirting joints in halls and kitchens wear like any others.
What to look for in a quote
- The length of the guarantee
- Who turns up on the day
- How the surfaces are prepared before sealing
- Is the old sealant removed completely?
Why deal with it now?
Left open, concrete joints break down under traffic. Resealing it early protects the edges. Wind-driven rain gets into any failed joint on the outside of a city building, and in Restalrig, damp can spread through stone and plaster before anyone sees it.
There are no prices on our website, because the cost depends so much on the job itself. For a quick quote, please email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Why choose Mr Mastic in Restalrig
- Colour agreed with you before we start
- We never seal over old sealant
- A sealant colour to suit the surroundings
- Sanitary silicone with an anti-fungal additive in wet areas
Take a look at our cost guide or what customers say.
How it works
Every visit runs the same way: we look at the joints together, mask and protect the surrounding surfaces, do the work and tidy away. It generally takes a few hours, depending on the length of joint. Many homes in Scotland’s cities are tenement flats, reached through a shared close and up a common stair. In Restalrig, it helps to know the floor, the door entry arrangements and the nearest parking.
- The room is cleared along the joints so we can reach them.
- Old material is removed from the joint.
- We clean and dry the edges of the joint.
- We apply a flexible sealant suited to the floor and tooled.
- Finally, we check the work and talk you through aftercare.
Preparing for the visit
- Clear items away from the joints we are working on
- Let us know about parking restrictions
- For indoor joints, keep the area dry beforehand if you can
Getting a quote
Quotes start with a quick conversation. Tell us what’s wrong, where it is and how much there is, and we’ll talk you through what we’d do. Whenever you’re ready, email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk.
Advice
How we quote for floor joint sealing
Some jobs are bigger than they look, and some smaller. The main factors:
- Mould in or behind the old joints
- How many areas need sealing
- The type of sealant required
- The old material and how stubborn it is
Combining jobs into one visit normally makes better use of the time than several visits, so it’s worth mentioning everything you’d like done. We will give you a clear price for the lot.
Asking for a quote
There’s no need for technical detail. It helps if you can tell us:
- What the problem is, such as mould, gaps, leaks or cracking
- Any access issues, like height or stairs
- Pictures of the joints, sent by email
- The type of property
Call for a quick quote, or email us if that is easier. Describe what needs sealing and we will talk you through the work and give you a clear price.
Common questions in Restalrig
Can you help a landlord with a rental near Edinburgh Waverley station?
Yes, rental work is part of what we do. Just email us at info@mrmastic.co.uk and tell us about the property, and we will give you a clear quote.
Can you do floor joint sealing in Restalrig?
Yes. Our work covers the whole of Scotland, and Restalrig is part of that. You can send an email to info@mrmastic.co.uk and let us know what needs doing, and we will give you a clear price.
Is it worth trying it myself?
For a simple, easy-to-reach joint, a careful DIYer can do a reasonable job. Most DIY failures come from sealing over old material, wet joints or too much sealant.
Why does the gap under my skirting keep coming back?
It’s normally the floor moving: heating drying the timber, or a filler that’s too rigid. A flexible bead keeps up with the movement.
How soon can the floor be mopped?
It depends on the product and the conditions. Before we leave, we tell you when it can be walked on, mopped and driven over.
Do you have insurance?
Yes. We’re fully insured.
Do you remove the old sealant?
Yes, every time. New sealant will not bond properly to old, so any old material comes out before anything new goes in.
Is the work guaranteed?
Yes. Every job comes with our one-year guarantee.
Joints and finishes in Restalrig homes
Across Edinburgh, floors range from older suspended timber floors to concrete slabs in newer homes and commercial units, and they do not all move the same way. That is why the skirting and threshold joints need a flexible seal. Many new homes in Scotland are timber-framed, so skirting and sealant joints can open up as the building settles.
If you let a flat or house near Edinburgh Waverley station, open skirting and floor joints collect dirt and water, so seal them while the property is empty. Schools such as Leith Academy are buildings too, and entrance and corridor floor joints take a lot of traffic.
Restalrig is about 2 miles north-east of Edinburgh, in Edinburgh. If you need floor joint sealing in Restalrig, it’s easy to get a quote: please drop us a line at info@mrmastic.co.uk. We cover Edinburgh from our Crawley base. We cover 175 towns and villages across Edinburgh, from the larger towns to small villages.
Postcode districts we cover here for floor joint sealing: EH7, EH8 and EH6. Whether your property is on Dalgety Road, Lochend Road and Loaning Road or a nearby road, we can help. Close by, we work in Jock's Lodge (1 mile south), Lochend (1 mile west), Meadowbank (1 mile south-west), Piershill (1 mile south-east) and Willowbrae (1 mile south). We also work in nearby towns such as West End (3 miles west), West Coates (3 miles west), Merchiston (3 miles south-west), Queensferry (10 miles west), Comely Bank (3 miles west) and Southhouse (4 miles south).
Around Restalrig
We work in homes and buildings around McDonald Road Library, Public House and Lochend Park and the streets around them. Restalrig’s nearest station is Edinburgh Waverley station, roughly 1.6 miles west. Well-known places in the area include Edinburgh Castle (2.1 miles west) and St. James Centre (1.5 miles west). Open spaces near Restalrig include Whinny Hill and Dunsapie Loch.